Self-talk: It works, but how? Development and preliminary validation of the functions of self-talk questionnaire

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-30

  Theodorakis, Yannis ^a   Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis ^a   Chroni, Stiliani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Attention; Automaticity; Cognitive and emotional control; Confidence; Effort; ST functions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF TALK QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 41149110130     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10913670701715158     Document Type: Article

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